b'Feature Numerous islands and rock stacks help provide all kinds of fishy terrainReflex for the smaller boats to explore.Chianti 685 HTThe upper harbour cana good area for slow jigs for species160m off Home Point. We landed a like red snapper, pink maomao, Johnfew skippies but like many days game sometimes be the ticketdory and trevally.Live baits forfishing, didnt score anything bigger.for a feed at the changekings on the drift in the passage andOakura has a general store andReflex of light when fishingfurther back in front of the DOCSkips FishnChips is the only takeawayChianti hut is a good reefy area that holdscafe in Oakura. Check beforehand is difficult elsewhere.schooling maomao, trevally and ofwhat days they operate as it is585course kingfish. seasonal, but if you ask them nicely, Anchoring near the islandOne day here we came acrossthey will batter your fresh fish for a can produce with a berleyvast schools of blue koheru withsmall price and eating dinner on the small packs of kingfish marauding ingrassy verge with a setting sun is an trail and lighter line. amongst them. We had to put in theawesome way to finish the day.work, but we hooked several fish andThe beaches are safe here for saw some big fellas in amongst theswimming and great for families. When we last visited, nasty southnice 10-12kg fish. Oakura has a lot going for it with its easterlies made fishing this part ofThe great thing about Oakura islocation, simple facilities, variety of the coast difficult, so we had to headthat you are well placed for all kindsfishing options and varied species so north to the Rawhiti Boat ramp (atof fishing along the coast and theclose by. This year summer was a bit the very end of Rawhiti road). Thisgame fish rich waters near the Poorpatchy for snapper (like much of the gave us good access to Cape BrettKnights or Cape Brett are withinNorthland coast around January), where we used stickbaits and scoredeasy distance. We made another tripbut you get seasonal ups and downs a nice kingfish each. The Hole inin May and came across a threshereverywhere - maybe 2025 will be one the Rock with its fierce currents isshark feeding and a marlin in aboutof the bumper ones.09 271 1575 / sales@aucklandmarine.co.nz / www.aucklandmarine.co.nz34FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE 04 298 5931 / sales@boatcity.co.nz / www.boatcity.co.nz'